June 3rd, 2008

Sutton Place @ 10:42 pm

(i just wrote out a long blather, then cut it, here's the short part i like)

i had reason to be over on York Avenue todayreally far east around 60th streeti intended to walk down through the beautiful sunny day to 53rd,across to get the E to the A homecrossing under the bridgei wasall of a suddenon Sutton Placeand there were beautiful old buildings

does anyone know the history of this?

i was a bit mesmerizedthinking of how most of manhattan used to look like that(and around grammercy park...)

i instantly wanted to know someone who lived in these housesto go up into them...

i walked down to the bottom (after having explored a few of the parksat the end of streets)and saw a triangle park overlooking the FDR and the rivera man sat with his shirt offi came up to him and sat next to him and said"what a brilliant idea"and took mine off as welli was sure he was gay in an instant... maybe he lived here?

he lived over between 1st and 2nd avenueand i quickly forgot to ask him about the history of the areajust commented on his sizeable nipples and how we might enjoy eachother sometime

i was so spaced out from the fastingi just lay back and enjoyed the sun on my naked torso

i gave him my cardand walked down 53rd

everything is so exciting when i'm fastingbecause i can't have any of itthat mexican foodthat indian

the little porn store run by two dykes called "Come Again..."

hmmmm

when i got homethe computer wasn't here yetthe internet was still downi was infuriated and made a bunch of phone calls

i got the internet company to reset my modemand it seems to be working now (i'd done plenty of hard-rests myself)and i got the cards saying i could pick up the computer tomorrow atthe post office

Phew

i think i'm going cook some congee tomorrow morning tooit's time to get back to food.

Comments

Here's to smooth sailing with the breaking of your fast. Seems as if it has been a long one!

One of my favorite films apparently did some location shooting in Sutton Place. Satan in High Heels (filmed November 1960, released 1962) starring Meg Myles and Grayson Hall (my Goddess). I've never explored that neighborhood and don't even have a good sense of just where on the island it is. (I sometimes try to remind myself that Manhattan IS an island and it can be disconcerting. Your wonderful photo of the rock beach the other day, looking so exotic and gorgeous, was a reminder.)